[Python-checkins] r82376 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst

[benjamin.peterson]

Author: benjamin.peterson
Date: Tue Jun 29 20:36:39 2010
New Revision: 82376

Log:
update for nonlocal keyword

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst
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--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/glossary.rst	Tue Jun 29 20:36:39 2010
@@ -422,12 +422,14 @@
       modules, respectively.
 
    nested scope
+
       The ability to refer to a variable in an enclosing definition.  For
       instance, a function defined inside another function can refer to
-      variables in the outer function.  Note that nested scopes work only for
-      reference and not for assignment which will always write to the innermost
-      scope.  In contrast, local variables both read and write in the innermost
-      scope.  Likewise, global variables read and write to the global namespace.
+      variables in the outer function.  Note that nested scopes by default work
+      only for reference and not for assignment.  Local variables both read and
+      write in the innermost scope.  Likewise, global variables read and write
+      to the global namespace.  The :keyword:`nonlocal` allows writing to outer
+      scopes.
 
    new-style class
       Old name for the flavor of classes now used for all class objects.  In